NEWS & EVENTSBlackburn Junior Development Series Winter 2017

The Blackburn Cycling Club is pleased to present The Blackburn Junior Development Series
- proudly sponsored by Cyclelink, Bayswater
in conjunction with Siemens Ltd. Australia.

This skills training & racing session is provided primarily for riders new to road racing. It is run during the Winter road racing season from 2pm to 4pm on selected Saturdays at the Siemens Factory, 885 Mountain Hwy, Bayswater.

The club thanks Siemens for supporting this program and we look forward to working with them to contribute to a sustainable future together.

The objectives of each session are:

To help riders new to road racing become competent and confident enough to join into other training sessions and compete on race days in a safe manner

To provide a training session for riders to focus on skills rather than strength and speed;

To provide a non-intimidateing training and skills session that new riders feel comfortable in attending - and enjoy enough to come back

To provide a forum where riders can ask questions on technique, racing tactics or cycling in general.

Race Gold Licence

J9, J11 and J13: $90J15, J17 and J19: $200

(A Race Gold Licence permits a club rider to compete in all racing events and join all training sessions (some require additional session fees). For the difference in price we recommend a Gold Licence over a Silver Licence)

Ride (Silver) Licence membership

Rider Junior – (Under 12 riders may hold a Ride Junior Licence) Allows participation in recreation rides, Gran Fondos, Cyclo Sportif events, club training and designated road time trials conducted by Cycling Australia and our affiliated States and Clubs. Please note additional event entry fees may apply) Riders with a RIDE licence cannot compete in club team events. To compete in a club team event, the Ride Licence must be upgraded to a Race Licence. Contact Cycling Australia who can assist you.

When does it start

We ask all riders and parents to arrive and register each Saturday by 1.45pm. In addition to the licence cost there is a $5 rider fee each Saturday - Payable by the BBN training card; purchase a card here: http://www.trybooking.com/GSUV

What to bring

The days can be cold & wet so please be prepared by bringing warm & wet weather clothing. Each rider needs to being their bike, helmet, cycling shoes (if they have them - if not they will need appropriate footwear, no thongs or sandals) to match the pedals on their road/mountain bike.

Please bring a drink and a snack!

For more information about entry to this event or club membership in general please contact training@bbn.org.au or call the Club on - 0407 308 755

Dates

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